Buckley Shops
A unique collection of paintings by Alwyn Dempster Jones
by Alwyn Dempster Jones
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About the Book
During the summer of 1969 the author was home from art college in Manchester and noticed a change in his home town of Buckley, North Wales. The original Victorian and Edwardian shop fronts were disappearing or being modernised. For many generations shops were the heart of the community. Fresh produce was bought daily and customers talked to each another as they waited to be served.
He decided to record them before they vanished for ever. Only eight shops were captured in the time that was available to him using a mixture of inks and gouache on cartridge paper. They have remained out of sight in a closed sketchbook in a drawer, until now.
Comments and anecdotes have been added to these fine illustrations by many townsfolk who shopped regularly in these fine old buildings years ago. A snapshot of how ordinary people shopped locally for ordinary things.
He decided to record them before they vanished for ever. Only eight shops were captured in the time that was available to him using a mixture of inks and gouache on cartridge paper. They have remained out of sight in a closed sketchbook in a drawer, until now.
Comments and anecdotes have been added to these fine illustrations by many townsfolk who shopped regularly in these fine old buildings years ago. A snapshot of how ordinary people shopped locally for ordinary things.
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Features & Details
- Primary Category: Arts & Photography Books
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Project Option: Standard Landscape, 10×8 in, 25×20 cm
# of Pages: 20 -
Isbn
- Hardcover, ImageWrap: 9781364955236
- Publish Date: Oct 04, 2015
- Language English
- Keywords Shop fronts, Buckley, North Wales, townscape, street scene, old shops
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